Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia
Estonia: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia stood at 14.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia peaked at 14.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2015.
That places Estonia 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.5% | — |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 14.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia was 14.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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